A woman’s outburst in court lands her in jail and with an injured lip.
Takota Lashyrel Tyson, 23, of Duncan Road, Pageland, was in Chesterfield County court on April 24 in reference to a criminal case.
While in the courtroom, a judge advised her several times not to speak out of turn, according to a sheriff’s incident report.
The judge advised her a last time to sit down and be quiet or else she would be arrested.

Two people were charged in two separate incidents with misuse of 911.
A Pageland woman dialed 911 because she wanted to use an officer’s cell phone, and a Chesterfield man dialed the emergency number so he could fight a deputy.
Sophia Denise Butler, 43, of RW Tadlock Road, Pageland, was arrested March 23 and charged with misuse of 911.
Butler called 911 about needing to use a cell phone to call someone to come and get her.

A Pageland man made worse matters worst when he hit an officer while being escorted into a jail cell.
Robert Wayne McClain, 26, of Richardson Drive, Pageland, was arrested March 28 and charged with simple assault and disorderly conduct.
Officers responded to Richardson Drive after they received a call about the suspect being drunk and beating on a relative’s window and door, according to a Pageland Police incident report.
McClain told Captain Bobby Melton that the relative would not give him a ride to the laundry mat.

LANCASTER – A gag order has been imposed and records sealed in the high-profile capital murder case of a Chesterfield man charged with abducting and murdering a Kershaw woman in late 2011.
Nickolas Jermaine Miller, 25, of Jefferson, is charged with murder, kidnapping and first-degree criminal sexual conduct in the Dec. 26, 2011, death of Beverly Hope Melton, 30.

Possession of marijuana
A Ruby man was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana after a search warrant was served Nov. 27.
A Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office report by Deputy First Class Graig Burns said a plastic baggie containing a “green leafy substance” was found in a kitchen cabinet in the home of Richard Levender Smith, 32, 250 Parker Lane, Ruby.

Misuse of 911
A Pageland man was arrested Nov. 21 and charged with misuse of 911. A Pageland Police report by Pfc. Jordan Seidhom said he was dispatched by Chesterfield County 911 to a North Pine Street home regarding a dispute.
Seidhom reported he met Phillip Dantonio Covington, 34, 308 N. Pine St., who said he had called 911 after his girlfriend wouldn’t let him take chicken out of the house to cook on the outdoor grill.